Welcome back to Radical Personal Finance, the show dedicated to providing you with the knowledge,

skills, insight, and encouragement you need to live a rich and meaningful life now while building a plan

for financial freedom in 10 years or less.

My name is Joshua, I am your host and no, you did not forget to put your podcast player on 2X speed in preparation

for my show.

One of the most common comments I hear from listeners with whom I interact in real life or on the

phone, whether I'm providing a consulting call or a Q&A call is, wow, Joshua, I'm just not used to how slow you speak because I always

listen to you at 2X speed. So no, you did not forget to put your podcast player on 2X speed.

Rather, I am slowing down for emphasis. I want you to pay

attention to that introductory line with which I open most shows. Listen. Welcome to Radical Personal Finance, the show dedicated to providing you with the knowledge,

skills. with the knowledge, skills, insight, and encouragement you need to live a rich and meaningful

life now, while building a plan for financial freedom in 10 years or less.

That my friend is my mission.

Now, I don't claim to hit it all the time.

I don't claim to succeed all the time.

Sometimes I close the show and feel like I nailed it. Sometimes I close the show and feel like I failed. But that is my

constant ambition to handle that dual-headed mission, working with you towards a rich and

meaningful life now, while also working towards a plan for financial freedom in

ten years or less.

I believe both of those are important.

I think a lot about that mission.

I think a lot about ways to accomplish that mission. A lot of this comes from a place of personal angst.

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